Book contents
- Weeds and the Carolingians
- Weeds and the Carolingians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Weeds, Nature, and Empire
- 2 Weeds on the Ground
- 3 The Time of Weeds
- 4 The Worst of Weeds
- 5 The Botany of Paradise in Carolingian Rome
- 6 The Uses of Weeds
- 7 The Politics of Weeding in the Carolingian Empire
- Epilogue: Sorting Weeds Out
- Select Bibliography
- Index
1 - Weeds, Nature, and Empire
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 June 2022
- Weeds and the Carolingians
- Weeds and the Carolingians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Weeds, Nature, and Empire
- 2 Weeds on the Ground
- 3 The Time of Weeds
- 4 The Worst of Weeds
- 5 The Botany of Paradise in Carolingian Rome
- 6 The Uses of Weeds
- 7 The Politics of Weeding in the Carolingian Empire
- Epilogue: Sorting Weeds Out
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Discusses the Carolingian empire within the context of historical empires that altered the composition and populations of plants within their territories.
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- Weeds and the CarolingiansEmpire, Culture, and Nature in Frankish Europe, AD 750–900, pp. 27 - 52Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022